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Hello! How are you guys doing today? :-)

I already submitted a similar topic to this but new/more input is nice to have.

I filed my taxes as "married filing separate". From what I found out, that is not the end of the world for us. If you're wondering why I did this, it's because at the time, I was very excited to get a tax refund and my husband did not want to file for taxes yet since our daughter (who was 2 at the time) does not have a SSN and he wanted to claim her.

Also, I don't quite understand how taxes work, I just wanted that extra money in our pocket. ?

Anyway, some VJ people said that I should file for my transcript. I've been trying to get this from IRS but my GC is expiring this month and I don't know if I want to risk waiting longer.

What should I do now? Do I need to explain why I filed taxes this way? What do I submit in particular in regards to my tax returns"?

Also, should I still try to amend my taxes and file as joint?

Please please help...

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  • First every child when born as US citizen needs ss # for tax purposes
  • second, walk into IRS office and ask for a transcript. Get it the same day

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I really appreciate your answers! Our situation is a little bit complicated. Even though my husband is a U.S citizen (he was born in Los Angeles California) he has been living most his life in the Philippines (which is also my home country) and does not meet the requirements to file for CRBA. That's why our daughter is not automatically a U.S. Citizen and has to go through the same process I am going through...

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I really appreciate your answers! Our situation is a little bit complicated. Even though my husband is a U.S citizen (he was born in Los Angeles California) he has been living most his life in the Philippines (which is also my home country) and does not meet the requirements to file for CRBA. That's why our daughter is not automatically a U.S. Citizen and has to go through the same process I am going through...

Married filing separately is not a big deal. The problem would be if you filed "single".

The "powers that be" prefer Transcripts to Tax Returns, so that is why most people try to get transcripts.

Sukie in NY

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